Heel for boots or shoes.



No. 653,395- Patented July lo, |900.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLOYD J. PARKER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettefsfPlatentN'o. 653,395, dated July 10, 1900. Application filed January 29,'1'900. Serial No. 3.214. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD J. PARKER@n citizen of the United States, residing at'Rochester, in the county of lVIonroe and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heels for Boots or Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to boots and shoes, and more particularly to the heels thereof.4 It contemplates the provision of a heel made up of a body permanently connected to a boot or shoe and an outer section which is securely held against casual disconnection from the body and yetis adapted to'be readily removed when desired, the said outer or removable section being provided with a tap layer of leather and being designed to be replaced when desired by a similar section having a tap layer of rubber or other material calculated to prevent slipping.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a transverse sectional view of my improved heel, taken in the plane indicated bythe broken line l l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a section from front to back, taken in the plane indicated by the broken line 212 4of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the body portion of the heel. Fig. 4 is a similar View of the removable section thereof. Fig. 5 is a detail front elevation of the heel. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fastener for securing the removable section against casual disconnection. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a heel embodying a modilca` tion of my invention. v

Referring by letter to said drawings, A isa portion of a boot or shoe, and B is the body or permanently-connected section of my improved heel. This body is of the ordinary shape and is made up of an inner layer of leather a and an outer metallic frame b, the same being connected together and to the bottom c of the boot or shoe through the medium of screws d, which extend through the shoe bottom and leather` layer a andtake in to threaded apertures ein the metallic frame, as illustrated. The said metallic frame comprises a curved portionyf, having a groove g in'its inner side, and a front cross-bar h, p'rovided `with a vertically-disposed aperture 1l and a recess p, in its under side in communication with said aperture for a purpose presently described. It is smaller in size than the leather layer a and is surrou nded and hidden froml view, except at the front of the heel, bya curved strip of leather 7c, arranged below and connected tothe leather layer a, as shown.

C is the removable section of the heel. This removable section is also of the general shape common to shoe-heels and comprises a tap layer Z of leather and an inner metallic frame or plate m, which are connected together by screws n, extending through the leather tap and into threaded apertures in the metallic frame or plate, as shown in Fig. l. The frame or plate fm is shaped in conformity to the frame b of the body or permanentlyTconnected section B and is provided on its curved edge p with an outwardly-extending flange q, which is designed to slide into the groove g of said frame b and hold the removable section to the body or permanently-connected section after the manner shown in Figs. l and 2.

Any suitable means, such as one or two screws, may be employed in order to hold the removable section C against sliding with respe/ct to the body or permanently-connected section B, and thereby prevent casual disconnection of the removable section from the body. l prefer, however, to employ for this purpose the fastener D. (Best shown in Fig. 6.) The said fastener comprises a cylindrical body r, which is designed to normally rest inthe aperturet'of the frame b and an aperture s in frame or plate m, and a lateral finger-piece t, which is designed to normally rest in the recess j of said fra-mel). When the fastenerbody r rests in the apertures t' s of the frames b and m and Athe finger-piece t occupies the recessj in frame l), as shown in Fig. 5, the fastener is held against vert-ical movement -and is enabled to etfectually prevent the section C from sliding with respect to the body or permanently-connected section B. When, however, the fastener is turned through the medium of its lateral projection t until said projection is in line with a notch o in frame b, the fastener may be moved up and out of IOO the 'seat s in frame m, after which the section C of the heel may be readily slid out of engagement with the body or permanentlyconnected section B.

The section C of my improved heel is made removable in order that when desired it may be readily removed and replaced by a similar section, which I have not deemed it necessary to illustrate, having a tap layer of rubber instead of one of leather.

By virtue of the construction described it will be seen that when the wearer of shoes equipped with my improvements desires to safely walk upon ice or a slippery pavement he has but to remove the heel-sections C, having leather tap layers, and replace the same with similarsections having tap layers of rubber or other material calculated to prevent slipping. It also follows that when it is desired toreplace the sections having tap layers of rubber with those having tap layers of leather the same may be readily accomplished without the employment of skilled labor or tools.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that my improved heel is simple and inexpensive in construction and in appearance is similar -to the ordinary heel made entirely of leather. It will also be appreciated that the improved heel is hollow, and therefore does not add materially to the weight of the shoe to which it is applied.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have illustrated a modification in which a spring D is employed to fasten the removable section C in its proper position on the body or permanently connected section B. The said spring D is connected to the metallic frame or plate m of the section C and normally rests in the position shown, so as to engage the front cross-bar h ofthe metallic frame of the body B', and thereby effectually prevent the removable section being drawn out of engagement with said body. With this construction it is simply necessary in order to release the section C to pass a suitable instrument through the coincident apertures m y in the shoe bottom and body or permanently-connected heel-section B and press the spring D' downwardly a sufficient distance to enable it to clear the frame-bar 7L whenA the section C' is drawn forwardly.

I have entered into a detail description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts of my improved heel in order toimpart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do not desire, however,

to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and arrangements of parts, as such changes or modifications may bemade in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Vto the leather layer and covering the sides and rear portion of the metallic frame, a removable section comprising a tap layer of suitable material, and a metallic plate connected to said tap layer, and means for de- "tachably connecting the metallic plate of the removable section and the metallic frame of the body or fixed section, substantially as specified.

2. In a heel for boots and shoes, a body or section fixed on the boot or shoe and comprising an upper layer of leather, a metallic frame of less size than the leather layer connected to the under side of said layer and having a curved portion provided inl its inner side with a groove, and a curved strip of leather arranged below and connected to the leather layer and covering the curved portion of the metallic frame, a removable section comprising a tap layer of suitable material, and a metallic plate connected to said tap layer and having a flange adapted to enter the groove in the metallic frame of the body, vand suitable means for holding the removable section against casual movement with respect to the body, substantially as specified.

3. In a heel for boots and shoes, a body or section fixed on the boot or shoe and comprisinga metallic frame havingacurved portion provided in its inner side with a groove, and also having an aperture in its forward portion and arecess in its under side in communication with said aperture, a removable section comprising a tap layer of suitable material, and a metallic frame or plate havingan aperture adapted to coincide with that of the metallic frame of the body, and a flange adapted to enter the groove in the metallic frame of the body, and a fastener comprising a cylindrical portion adapted to normally rest in the apertures in the frames of the sections, and a lateral projection adapted to normally rest in the recess of the frame of the body or fixed section, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FLOYD J. PARKER.

Witnesses:

DAVID BELL, FRED A. REED.

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